7-letter words containing y, n
- synaxis — an assembly for religious worship, especially for the celebration of the Eucharist.
- syncarp — an aggregate fruit.
- synched — synchronization: The picture and the soundtrack were out of sync.
- synchro — any of a number of electrical devices in which the angular position of a rotating part is transformed into a voltage, or vice versa
- syncing — synchronization: The picture and the soundtrack were out of sync.
- syncope — Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- synergy — the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc.; synergism.
- synesis — a construction in which an expected grammatical agreement in form is replaced by an agreement in meaning, as in The crowd rose to their feet, where a plural pronoun is used to refer to a singular noun.
- synfuel — synthetic fuel.
- syngamy — union of gametes, as in fertilization or conjugation; sexual reproduction.
- synnema — a spore-bearing structure having very compact conidiophores.
- synodal — an assembly of ecclesiastics or other church delegates, convoked pursuant to the law of the church, for the discussion and decision of ecclesiastical affairs; ecclesiastical council.
- synodic — Astronomy. pertaining to a conjunction, or to two successive conjunctions of the same bodies.
- synonym — Biology. one of two or more scientific names applied to a single taxon.
- synovia — a lubricating fluid resembling the white of an egg, secreted by certain membranes, as those of the joints.
- syntagm — an element that enters into a syntagmatic relationship.
- synteny — the presence of two or more genes on the same chromosome
- synthia — the informal name for a self-replicating synthetic bacterium, created in 2010 from a version of the Mycoplasma mycoides genome and implanted into a DNA-free Mycoplasma capricolum bacterial shell. It is the world’s first artificial life form
- synthol — a synthetic motor fuel produced by heating, under pressure, hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst.
- synthon — a component of a molecule to be synthesized that plays an active role in synthesis
- syntony — the state or condition of being syntonic.
- syntype — a type specimen other than the holotype used in the description of a species.
- syrians — of or relating to Syria or its inhabitants.
- syringa — mock orange (def 1).
- syringe — a small device consisting of a glass, metal, or hard rubber tube, narrowed at its outlet, and fitted with either a piston or a rubber bulb for drawing in a quantity of fluid or for ejecting fluid in a stream, for cleaning wounds, injecting fluids into the body, etc.
- tachyon — a hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
- taiyuan — a province in N China. 60,656 sq. mi. (157,099 sq. km). Capital: Taiyuan.
- tammany — pertaining to, involving, or characteristic of the membership or methods of Tammany Hall.
- taneyev — Sergei Ivanovich [syir-gey yi-vah-nuh-vyich] /syɪrˈgeɪ yɪˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1856–1915, Russian composer and pianist.
- tannery — a place where tanning is carried on.
- tantivy — at full gallop: to ride tantivy.
- tantony — the runt or smallest pig of a litter
- tanyard — an area of a tannery set aside for the operation of tanning vats.
- tardyon — a particle travelling slower than the speed of light
- tenafly — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- tenancy — a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- tensely — stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid.
- tensity — the state of being tense; tenseness.
- tenthly — in the tenth place; tenth.
- tenuity — the state of being tenuous.
- ternary — consisting of or involving three; threefold; triple.
- thegnly — of or relating to a thegn
- thionyl — sulfinyl.
- thymine — a pyrimidine base, C 5 H 6 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the principal components of DNA, in which it is paired with adenine. Symbol: T.
- thyssen — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, German industrialist.
- tidying — neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress: a tidy room; a tidy person.
- tiffany — a sheer, mesh fabric constructed in plain weave, originally made of silk but now often made of cotton or synthetic fibers.
- tikkiny — a form of multicultural English, with Bengali influences, that is spoken in the East End of London
- tindery — resembling tinder; highly inflammable or inflammatory.
- tingley — Katherine Augusta Westcott [wes-kuh t] /ˈwɛs kət/ (Show IPA), 1847–1929, U.S. theosophist leader.